Madden 10 Shows Strength in September

[dfos81]

Madden is improving(specifically next-gen consoles), whether the sales are good or bad.

CEO's don't sit back and say, well the sales are good this year, so lets keep them the same next year.
NO, they want more and more and more, so if they get good sales this year, they will only want to beat that mark the next.

EA has shown they are listening to the fans and no they will never get everything we want in a football game.

[dfos81]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

The warning is already out there. Posts like this instigating others into an "e-fight" will NOT be tolerated here at OS. With that said, keep the thread and your comments on topic. If someone starts going off a tangent, their comments will be addressed.

Yes, duely noted.

[TombSong]

Quote: Originally Posted by dfos81

Madden is improving(specifically next-gen consoles), whether the sales are good or bad. CEO's don't sit back and say, well the sales are good this year, so lets keep them the same next year. NO, they want more and more and more, so if they get good sales this year, they will only want to beat that mark the next. EA has shown they are listening to the fans and no they will never get everything we want in a football game.

I would say madden 2010 is the best next gen Madden and I would not say its complete garbage, but its got ALOT of stuff that needs addressing and how many copies are sold is skewed by the fact its the only NFL football game we can buy. If avian was the only company that could bottle water how many units they sold means little because there is no competition to compare it to.

Thus my original statement. It does not matter how many copys EA sells, what state is the game in ? At the moment its the chinese version of 2K5. A reasonable knockoff of it but in need of work to be better than.....

[dfos81]

Quote: Originally Posted by TombSong

I would say madden 2010 is the best next gen Madden and I would not say its complete garbage, but its got ALOT of stuff that needs addressing and how many copies are sold is skewed by the fact its the only NFL football game we can buy. If avian was the only company that could bottle water how many units they sold means little because there is no competition to compare it to. Thus my original statement. It does not matter how many copys EA sells, what state is the game in ? At the moment its the chinese version of 2K5. A reasonable knockoff of it but in need of work to be better than.....

I agree, but they are really competeing against the year before. They don't want the same or less results from the year before.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by dfos81

I agree, but they are really competeing against the year before. They don't want the same or less results from the year before.

That's an excellent point.

Every year, the goal is to increase sales compared to last year. And this goes for even the Avian example.

A primary goal of any company is to continue to increase sales, profit and their consumer base, regardless if the business makeup includes a competitor or not.

[da ThRONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by jbrew2411

This thing is a two edge sword. If sales are good then EA may not make many changes to Madden 11. Then if sales are bad maybe EA goes back to the drawing board. I have bought this game every year since the Sega days except 08. When I had a choice I always chose Madden. This game use to be fun. But now I get board playing a dynasty before the first season is up. The graphics are great. Game play is playable. But the dynasty mode offers nothing that keeps me hooked. I feel like they (EA) make this game for the Madden Nation TV show and the ones that like to play single games against their friends. The reason for any complaint is that we as the consumer pay $60+ tax for this game and we feel we don't get what we are paying for. We have the right to demand better. If that right is taken from us then we will be no better then a Communist Nation. If we don't demand better then EA or any of the game makers will just keep repackaging games year after year. That is why I say the sales numbers could be a two edge sword. Good sales number will result in little to no change but people will keep their jobs and families will not be effected. But when numbers are bad then that gets the the big guys setting in the top floor corner offices attention and they make moves. Sometimes those moves hurt many people. This sucks and not the outcome anyone wants. You have to ask your self, if you didn't do you job and had your company lost money would you keep your job? I would say no. So that is why as consumers we have a right to speak up and voice our opinion. We have the right to demand more. We don't want people to lose their jobs and families effected. But we know if the role was reversed that we may be facing the same outcome.

I dont think thats true! Although we all agree competition makes better games. There is no reason to believe increase sells will make a series stagnant!

[TombSong]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

That's an excellent point. Every year, the goal is to increase sales compared to last year. And this goes for even the Avian example. A primary goal of any company is to continue to increase sales, profit and their consumer base, regardless if the business makeup includes a competitor or not.

True, but this is what is upsetting those who have had a better product. If you are the only maker of said product in town, and you dont produce a product equal to or better than the products you replaced, there are gonna be some pissed off consumers.

That said, how can anyone get upset about unhappy consumers and call anyone who wants better "haters"?

[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

A primary goal of any company is to continue to increase sales, profit and their consumer base, regardless if the business makeup includes a competitor or not.

But if they don't then how much do they suffer?

It's either their NFL-licensed game or no NFL-licensed game.

If their fan base was still in the "developing stages" (i.e. new and showing promise, but still have much to prove to gamers) then that would be more of a concern, imo.

With Madden - they probably could change nothing in Madden 11 and not see much drop off in sales if only because if you want to play with the "real" Brett Favre or Adrian Peterson, you have to buy Madden instead of another game with "fake" players that "reference" those stars.